Pendleton Correctional Facility – Indiana

Know someone locked up at Pendleton Correctional Facility? Pendleton Correctional Facility is a state correctional facility in the Indiana state prison system. This site tells you about everything related to Pendleton Correctional Facility,such as: Learn how to locate an inmate. Visiting an inmate here. The prisons’s phone number and address. How to send mail and money to an inmate. And everything else.

General Prison Information

Contact Information

Here is the mailing address and street address for Pendleton Correctional Facility. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a package or letter to a prisoner at Pendleton Correctional Facility, and be sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of Pendleton Correctional Facility.

Mailing Address

Be sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures section below if you are going to mail a letter or package to a prisoner so that you correctly address the package or letter, and use the right protocol for sending a letter or package. If you don’t use the correct protocol, it could not get to the inmate.

Street Address / Prison Location

Address

Phone Number and Fax Number

Map and Directions

Use this address if you are going to visit an inmate. You should also read the Inmate Visitation Schedule and Inmate Visitation Procedures headings on this page if you are going to visit an inmate here.

Directions

Phone Number

Inmates don’t have phones in their cells, so you won’t get to call prisoners, however, there are cases when it is helpful to have the phone number to Pendleton Correctional Facility.

(765) 778-2107

Prisoners are able to make phone calls using various methods:

Calling Cards

Collect Calls

Dedicated Phone Line

Prison Calling Plan

Fax Number

Pendleton Correctional Facility inmates don’t have fax machines, so you can’t fax a letter to prisoners, but there might be times when it is useful to know the fax number to Pendleton Correctional Facility.

Email Address

This is the general email for the prison. You won’t be able to reach individuals using this email. If you want to send an email to a prisoner, read the Inmate Email heading below.

Inmate and Staff Statistics

Inmate Email

To send a letter via email to an inmate at Pendleton Correctional Facility you must use an specific procedure to ensure that the letter gets to the inmate.

Inmate Internet Access

Prisoners are not permitted to access the Internet.

Inmate Mail and Package Procedures

There are special procedures that you must follow when mailing postal mail to a inmate. If you don’t follow these rules then what you sent might not make it there.

Before you send a package or letter, be sure to read the sections below:

Mail Monitoring

Institution employees will open and read all received general correspondence. Incoming general packages and mail may be read as frequently as necessary to keep safety and security or watch a problem confronting an inmate.

How to Address a Letter to an Inmate

Here is the correct format for how you should address a letter or package to an inmate at Pendleton Correctional Facility:

Inmate Money

Every state prison has a Commissary which was started to provide a bank account for inmate monies and for buying items not provided by the prison.

How to Send an Inmate Money

Anyone may deposit money to prisoner’s Commissary accounts with Western Union or by mail.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can to send prisoners funds through the mail and will have to send the moneyh to the following address and do so in accordance with the directions written below:

The funds must be in the form of a money order that is made out to the inmate’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. It is advisable to use a postal money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be kept for a 15-day holding period, and in this time the inmate will not get the money. The Bureau of Prisons will return to the sender money orders that don’t have appropriate inmate info but only if the envelope it was sent it has an adequate return address. Cash and personal checks cannot be accepted for deposit so don’t send any checks or cash.

Inmate Locator

Prisoners are from time to time changed to various prisons throughout Indiana, so you may have to locate what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Click on the link here to look up an Pendleton Correctional Facility prisoner.Inmate Search

Inmate Visitation

Before you visit Pendleton Correctional Facility, make sure you be aware of this info:

Visitation Schedule

Visitation Rules

Visitation Application

Inmate Visitation Schedule

Inmate Visitor Procedures

Every Indiana prison has their own rules for prisoner visitation and these rules get changed often. The policies discussed here could be changed since this was written, so be sure to also go to Pendleton Correctional Facility’s official website to get the latest rules for visitation.

Visitation Sign-In and Check-In

The entrance officer will make sure all visitors sign the prisoner visitors log when entering the correctional facility and upon departure.

Identification Required

Positive picture identification of visitors will be required. The best forms of ID are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; although, a state picture id is acceptable.

For all of the points shown below, read the official Pendleton Correctional Facility site as this information is updated often:

Visitation Rules

Visitation Dress Code

Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation

Special Rules For Childred, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

Website

Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

You have the right to protection from the accused.

You have the right to notification.

You have the right to attend proceedings.

You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.

You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.

You have the right to restitution.

You have the right to a speedy trial.

You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

Spouses and children of all victims.

Parents and guardians of minor victims.

Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.

Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.